Clive Calver
Encyclopedia
Clive Calver is an Evangelical
Christian
leader, teacher, author and international speaker. He is the senior pastor of Walnut Hill Community Church, Bethel, Connecticut
. For seven years he was president of World Relief
and he traveled around the world, ministering to the poor and networking with churches to follow after the teachings of Jesus Christ and bring help to those in need. Calver previously led the Evangelical Alliance
of the United Kingdom and was a major spokesperson for Evangelicals on both sides of the Atlantic. It was during that time that Calver and his commentaries on current issues were featured often on the BBC
. During the early 1970s, he founded and led the groundbreaking mission team "In the Name of Jesus" (ITNOJ), which included Graham Kendrick
, Stephen Maxted, Steve and Cathy Coupe and Rob Buckridge among its members. He also went on to lead British Youth for Christ
, and was heavily involved in the Spring Harvest series of Christian Conferences.
He has also appeared on ABC's Nightline, CNN
, and National Public Radio. He has authored twenty books and has been published in many national and local print media. He married Ruth Kirby, daughter of Gilbert Kirby, the principal of London Bible College that both he and Ruth attended.
Evangelicalism
Evangelicalism is a Protestant Christian movement which began in Great Britain in the 1730s and gained popularity in the United States during the series of Great Awakenings of the 18th and 19th century.Its key commitments are:...
Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
leader, teacher, author and international speaker. He is the senior pastor of Walnut Hill Community Church, Bethel, Connecticut
Bethel, Connecticut
Bethel is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, about sixty miles from New York City. Its population was 18,584 at the 2010 census. The town center is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place...
. For seven years he was president of World Relief
World Relief
World Relief is an international relief and development agency. Founded in 1944 as the humanitarian arm of the National Association of Evangelicals, World Relief offers assistance to victims of poverty, disease, hunger, war, disasters and persecution. Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, the...
and he traveled around the world, ministering to the poor and networking with churches to follow after the teachings of Jesus Christ and bring help to those in need. Calver previously led the Evangelical Alliance
Evangelical Alliance
The Evangelical Alliance is a London-based charitable organization founded in 1846. It has a claimed representation of over 1,000,000 evangelical Christians in the United Kingdom and is the oldest alliance of evangelical Christians in the world....
of the United Kingdom and was a major spokesperson for Evangelicals on both sides of the Atlantic. It was during that time that Calver and his commentaries on current issues were featured often on the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
. During the early 1970s, he founded and led the groundbreaking mission team "In the Name of Jesus" (ITNOJ), which included Graham Kendrick
Graham Kendrick
Graham Kendrick is a prolific British Christian singer-songwriter and worship leader. He is the son of a Baptist pastor. He now lives in Croydon and is a former member of Ichthus Christian Fellowship...
, Stephen Maxted, Steve and Cathy Coupe and Rob Buckridge among its members. He also went on to lead British Youth for Christ
Youth for Christ
Youth for Christ is the name of a number of previously unaffiliated evangelical Protestant religious campaigns which led to the creation of Youth for Christ International in 1946....
, and was heavily involved in the Spring Harvest series of Christian Conferences.
He has also appeared on ABC's Nightline, CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
, and National Public Radio. He has authored twenty books and has been published in many national and local print media. He married Ruth Kirby, daughter of Gilbert Kirby, the principal of London Bible College that both he and Ruth attended.
Works
- Sold Out: Taking the Lid Off Evangelism (1980) ISBN 055100827X
- With a Church Like This Who Needs Satan? (1981) ISBN 0551008989
- The Fight of Your Life (1986) by Clive Calver and Derek B. Copley ISBN 0860653552
- Growing Together (1986) by Ruth and Clive Calver ISBN 086065432X
- Where Truth and Justice Meet (1987) ISBN 0340410655
- He Brings Us Together (1987) ISBN 0340396091
- Thinking Clearly About the Truth (1995) ISBN 185424289X
- Together We Stand (1996) ISBN 0340642378
- The Holy Spirit: Transforming Us and Our World (2001) ISBN 1859995276
- (Series Editor) Prayer (Thinking Clearly Series) by John Woolmer and Clive Calver (2001) ISBN 0825460220
- (Series Editor) The Uniqueness of Jesus (Thinking Clearly Series) by Chris Wright and Clive Calver (2002) ISBN 0825460069
- (Series Editor) Great Commission (Thinking Clearly Series) by Rose Dowsett and Clive Calver (2002) ISBN 0825460328
- Descending Like a Dove: The Truth About the Holy Spirit (2004) ISBN 1591852900
- Alive In the Spirit (2006) ISBN 1591858720
- On the Front Line: A Father and Son, 30 Years Apart, Debate What It Means to Live All Out for Jesus by Clive Calver and Gavin Calver (2007) ISBN 0825461480
- Dying To Live: The Paradox of the Crucified Life (2009) ISBN 1934068802